Nonprofit Website Redesign: Bringing It All Together April 29, 2019 by Brad DeForest Thinking in: CMS/Websites, DesignIn previous blog posts, we’ve talked about Breaking the “Brochureware” Mindset and the Identity+Brain connection. Bringing all of it together will get us to a successful website design. Steve Jobs once said, “Design is not just what it looks like & feels like. Design is how it works.” When talking about websites, my version sounds… Read More
Nonprofit Website Redesign: Identity + Brain April 29, 2019 by Brad DeForest Thinking in: CMS/Websites, DesignDeveloping Your Interface In a previous blog post, we talked about Breaking the “Brochureware” Mindset and thinking about your organization’s Constituent User Interface (CUI) as an interactive hub. Now, we are going to focus on two primary concepts that can help you develop your CUI: Your Organization’s Identity: Your public “persona,” the face you’re presenting… Read More
Nonprofit Website Redesign: Breaking the Brochureware Mindset April 29, 2019 by Brad DeForest Thinking in: CMS/Websites, DesignWhen you think about redesigning your nonprofit’s website, what comes to mind? Often, organizations start with a list of information they need to share — facts, figures, operating hours, maybe a donate button. It’s time to move on from this “brochureware” approach. We’re here to suggest a totally new mindset that will help you establish… Read More
A Better Way for Managing Drupal Content Pages April 22, 2019 by Brent Delperdang Thinking in: CMS/Websites, DesignYou’ve built a lot of content pages into your nonprofit Drupal site and have started to notice that finding pages through the admin interface can be a challenge. By utilizing the power of Drupal views, managing your content can be a much easier and pleasant task. Let’s look at a before and after. Before: The… Read More
Nonprofit Website Redesign: Backpacking Through a Website November 9, 2018 by admin Thinking in: CMS/Websites, Design, StrategyHow to Lose and Confuse Your Visitors. What does backpacking have to do with a website? It practically has nothing to do with it, except, sometimes that is what your users are doing when they visit it. Some synonyms for backpacking according to thesaurus.com is wandering, rambling and hitchhiking. Yikes. Is this potentially how a visitor feels… Read More
Is your Nonprofit Organization considering a Mobile App? February 13, 2018 by Brad DeForest Thinking in: CMS/Websites, CRM/AMS, Design, StrategyPerhaps your nonprofit wants to keep your constituents “in the loop” and updated on your organization’s latest efforts, impact stories, and events. Maybe you are doing that now using letters and newsletters through postal mail and emails. Perhaps you publish an annual report in PDF format or on your website. Maybe you even write regular… Read More
